AI to reshape corporate legal work over next five years

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Artificial intelligence will reshape corporate legal operations, governance and lawyers’ roles over the next two to five years, DNEG group general counsel Zameer Nathani said at the ETLegalWorld AI-Powered Legal Transformation Summit 2026. He identified faster AI adoption, changing regulatory duties and new expectations from lawyers as the main shifts.

Nathani cited projections that 70% of Indian in-house legal teams could adopt automated research and analysis platforms, while 66% of enterprises could use automated compliance tools within two years. He also said half of inbound legal requests and routine contract revisions in India could eventually be handled through self-service systems. Legal teams will still need checks to prevent errors and weak verification.

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The loudest claims will come from both sides: that AI will soon replace lawyers, or that legal work can remain untouched. Neither follows from these projections. Routine requests may be automated, but privacy, cybersecurity, employment and corporate duties still require accountable judgement. The sensible test is not adoption for its own sake, but whether automated systems reduce errors while preserving a clear human sign-off for consequential decisions.

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